FAW attacks Mizo Maize, causes Rs 20cr crop loss

Published : May 7, 2019, 12:48 PM IST

Crops worth Rs 20 crore in Mizoram have been affected by Fall Army Worm attack. Fall Army Worms (FAWs), a dangerous crop-damaging pest, has created fear among the farmers in this highly agriculture-dependent state in the North Eastern region. Fall Army Worms have affected maize cultivation in 1,747.9 hectares in 122 villages.

FAW attacks Mizo Maize, causes Rs 20cr crop loss

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Aizawl: Mizoram government has informed the Centre about an estimated crop loss of Rs 20 crore caused by an outbreak of the 'Fall Army Worm' (FAW) in the state, a minister said on Tuesday.

The outbreak caused by Spodoptera Frugiperda, an insect, has affected maize cultivation in 1,747.9 hectares in 122 villages, state Agriculture minister C Lalrinsanga said. The state government has constituted a Rapid Response Team to monitor the outbreak and take measures to mitigate the loss of crops, he said.

Meanwhile, state Agriculture Department Director Rohmingthanga Colney said that chemical pesticides and organic ones were being used to kill the worm in maize fields. "Concerted efforts are being made to contain the outbreak which was first detected in Lunglei district on March 8," Colney said.

After receiving warning from the Centre, the state Agriculture department had sent warnings to all the District Agriculture Officers on February 27 last on the possibility of incidence of FAW in the state.

The FAW outbreak was reported in neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar early this year. Agriculture experts said that the FAW is a lepidopteran pest feeding on multiple plants (polyphagous).

Being a nocturnal pest, the FAW hides under maize leaves at day time and is difficult to detect.

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Aizawl: Mizoram government has informed the Centre about an estimated crop loss of Rs 20 crore caused by an outbreak of the 'Fall Army Worm' (FAW) in the state, a minister said on Tuesday.

The FAW outbreak was reported in neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar early this year. Agriculture experts said that the FAW is a lepidopteran pest feeding on multiple plants (polyphagous).

Being a nocturnal pest, the FAW hides under maize leaves at day time and is difficult to detect.

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Insect attack caused Rs 20cr crop loss, Mizoram tells Centre
Aizawl, May 7 (PTI) Mizoram government has informed
the Centre about an estimated crop loss of Rs 20 crore caused
by an outbreak of the 'Fall Army Worm' (FAW) in the state, a
minister said on Tuesday.
The outbreak caused by Spodoptera Frugiperda, an
insect, has affected maize cultivation in 1,747.9 hectares
in 122 villages, state Agriculture minister C Lalrinsanga
said.
The state government has constituted a Rapid Response
Team to monitor the outbreak and take measures to mitigate the
loss of crops, he said.
Meanwhile, state Agriculture Department Director
Rohmingthanga Colney said that chemical pesticides and organic
ones were being used to kill the worm in maize fields.
"Concerted efforts are being made to contain the
outbreak which was first detected in Lunglei district on March
8," Colney said.
After receiving warning from the Centre, the state
Agriculture department had sent warnings to all the District
Agriculture Officers on February 27 last on the possibility of
incidence of FAW in the state.
The FAW outbreak was reported in neighbouring
Bangladesh and Myanmar early this year.
Agriculture experts said that the FAW is a
lepidopteran pest feeding on multiple plants (polyphagous).
Being a nocturnal pest, the FAW hides under maize
leaves at day time and is difficult to detect. PTI HCV
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